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Mutu Coomara Swamy on the Ethnology of Ceylon, referring especially 
to its Singalese and Tamil Inhabitants ........- 0+ sees seen eee e ee eens 146 
Mr. Wiri1am TurNeER on the Anatomical Characters of the Skull found by 
Pie Drelecwy Ortbic “5s gna e nipivneteyua pheipys = yc ieltes # Tels) opedavgre’ nies rolsyale opadetalslonohat=ds 147 
Mr, ALFRED R. Wawuace on the Varieties of Men in the Malay Archipelago 147 
Mr. W. WHEELwricHr on the Central Argentine Railway from Rosario to 
Cordova, and across the Cordillera of the Andes ..........-+eeeeeeeees 
Professor D. Wixson’s Notice of the Discovery of Three additional Runic In- 
‘scriptions in St. Molio’s Cave, Holy Island, Argyleshire ..........+++++5 148 
Rev. J. E. Woop on the Rivers of the Interior of Australia ............55 148 
ECONOMIC SCIENCE anp STATISTICS. 
Address by Wii11aM Tire, M.P., F.R.S., President of the Section ........ 149 
Lieut.-Colonel Henry C, ALLHUSEN on the Volunteer Force; its Comparative 
Cost, Development, present State and Prospects ..........eseeeeeeeees 
Dr. James Brep on the Vital and Sanitary Statistics of our European Army - 
in India, compared with those of the French Army under like conditions of 
(Clvimamvevenats hi tote ling Glad eos Geb OnE Seaton olrdnocdoneen iain ads 151 
Mr. C. H. BracEsrincE on the Coventry Freehold Land Society.......... 151 
Dr. Camps on the Sanitary Condition of the Troops in India .............. 152 
Mr. W. H. Cuarxiron’s Statistical Account of the Parish of Bellimgham.... 153 
Mr. W. Faxxows on the Origin of the Stockton and Darlington Railway ... 153 
Dr. Hancock on the Difference between Irish and English Poor-law ...... 153 
Mr. James Hrywoop on the Opening and Extension of Durham University 
Academical Endowments 
Gre Vere ely ale) si be 0/0 wpe sins we Ol Wipe bisa es was) es pis) ka erelte 
Remarks.on Native Colonial Schools and Hospitals, from the Sanitary Statistics 
of the Aborigines of British Colonies, collected by Miss NigHTINGALE. (Pre- 
sented, by Jamus Hmywoon, M.A., F.RAS.) 0 oc ce eee etn cece cows sane 155 
Mr. Joun Lams on the Reduction of the Death-rate in Gateshead by Sanitary 
Measures 
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Mr. FrepErick Purpy on the Decrease of the Agricultural Population of 
Iriel el ela] (oy Be anderen actdsin ood a SUG 6 naOe Bs eS BOR URIoUnS cae 156 
—_____—_————— on the Mortality of Lancashire, &c., during the year 
endedrat/ Mad sum mMenslBos\ je aactetlels oes Cleerctete inet cheat aN Selo RIee Ne. 159 
The late T. C. ANGus’s Statistics of the Tanning Trade of Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne. (Communicated by Mr. JAMES POTTS.) ........... cece ee eeeeees 161 
Colonel Syxxs’s Comparison of the Organization and Cost in detail of the 
English and French Armies for 1863-64 ......... 0... c cece eee cents 163 
Mr. THomas Rosrns’s Observations on Criminals.................0.00005 166 
Mr. W..TrrE on the Paris Improvements and their Cost .................. 168 
MECHANICAL SCIENCE. 
Admiral Sir Epwarp BeLcuer on an Improved Caisson Gate ............ 170 
——_—_——_—__—————’s Description of a Spirit-level Telescope for 
observing Altitudes and obtaining Latitudes Ghdspahdentig of siete = 
artificial Horizons 170 
